Mike Lietz

• Rudraksh
• Diwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
• Shikhar
• Shootout at Lokhandwala
• Ghajini
• Oh Darling! Yeh hai India
• Golmaal Returns
• Om Shanti Om!
• Tashan
• Luck by Chance

• Mangal Pandey
• Asoka
• Ta Ra Rum Pum
• Omkara
• Taare Zameen Par
• Malamaal Weekly
• Provoked
• Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
• Sunday
• Namastey London

10 movies? That’s it? That’s fifty fewer than last year!

Sadly they redid the wishlist functionality – there is no way anymore to email the wishlist.

Next steps, I suppose, would be to create a way to log in and scrape the list that way…

http://mikelietz.org/whine/2007/11/20/the-apple-maneuver/

I acquired a nice desk, so I no longer need to build one.

• Don (1978)
• Don (2006)
• Tezaab
• Partner
• Mr. India
• Dhamaal
• Chak De! India
• Yes Boss
• The Legend of Bhagat Singh
• Boom
• Shaan

Grand total for 2007: 61.

• Deewarein (3 Walls)
• Calcutta Mail
• Company
• Rang De Basanti
• Krrish
• Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (KANK)
• Dil Se…
• Musafir
• Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena
• Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
• Murder
• My Wife’s Murder
• Guru
• Lage Raho Munna Bhai
• Kaante
• Raincoat
• Bluffmaster
• Golmaal: Fun Unlimited
• Ek Ajnabee
• Tarzaan: The Wonder Car

• Amar Akbar Anthony
• Main Hoon Na
• Masti
• Hum Tum
• Dhoom 2
• Sholay
• Samay
• Black
• Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham…
• No Entry
• Iqbal
• Paheli
• Salaam Bombay
• Indian

• Fight Club: Members Only

I began watching Bollywood movies because of an awful ripoff, that one called The Fog and presumably released the same time as the Hollywood remake of the old John Carpenter “classic”. That movie wasn’t about fog at all.

This one, though, is about a “fight club” that four friends create, to give people a safe place to iron out their differences (i.e. beat each other up). The similarities to the David Fincher/Brad Pitt/Ed Norton film from 1999 carry over to there being a number of rules for the fight club, and that’s about it. Fincher’s film is a brilliant and violent indictment of consumerism and modern malaise and blah blah blah whereas Vikram’s version is about some guys who want to kill some other guys, after framing them or something, and they’re all interested in running night clubs.

And there’s dancing. They dance, and fight, and fight and fight and fight…

Do not watch this movie.

1. Dhund (The Fog)
2. Dus
3. Mission Kashmir
4. Dhoom
5. Aankhen
6. Bhoot
7. Dil Chatha Hai
8. Koi… Mil Gaya
9. Sarkar
10. Yuva
11. Salaam Namaste
12. Swades
13. Khakee
14. Bunty aur Babli
15. Lagaan

but there may be 12 other active Columbus users. Maybe.

I’ve kicked the habit. I know I can play a game here or there without any trouble, because I can quit anytime.

I’ve got the MIDI cables, at least.

I now know four of them, leaving me only one or two to go.

I finished and submitted the federal forms on time, and I thought I was ahead of the game on Ohio… until I discovered that our yearly IRA contributions aren’t deductible.

I learned this last year, and in my excitement for another several thousand dollars’ write-off, forgot again.

So the Ohio numbers were wrong, and I need to file an amended return. I’m waiting for final confirmation from the IRS and then, once those two are covered, I’ll look over the city’s numbers.

So I’m in good shape, all told. I’m counting this one done, and certainly worth doing.

I think that now that I’ve added several hundred bits of media I can consider this goal ‘done’, though it will never truly be.

95% now… those U.S. Circuit racers are tough to control and even tougher to beat.

I’m not so happy that I bought some at (half) retail prices, but darn it, long sleeve polos seem to be more difficult to find than I expected.

Maybe I’ll go after some rugby-style shirts next.

Here is a link if you’d like to buy my shirt… it’s probably not as self-explanatory or as funny as I think it is, but if they ever go on sale with any decent markdown I’ll probably buy one. Right now one can be yours (or mine) for the not-so-low price of $16.00.

I got a Canon A610 and I’ve been happy with it so far. I need to take more pictures and so forth, now, and look forward to taking it on vacation with me soon